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Reggie Bush is finally getting his Heisman Trophy back and fans are so thrilled

Reggie Bush earned that trophy and college football fans are happy he he will have it back.

Former USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush will soon reunite with the Heisman Trophy that is deservedly his own.

Over a decade ago, in 2010, Bush forfeited the trophy that he earned in 2005 due to receiving “improper benefits” while at USC. But now after spending far too long away from the award he worked so hard to receive, the Heisman Trust informed Bush that he will receive it back on Wednesday.

The Heisman Trust cited “enormous changes” in college football that went into the decision, per ESPN. This is something fans have wanted for years, but especially after new NIL policies became rampant in the NCAA.

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Bush was excited when he heard the news (via ESPN):

“Personally, I’m thrilled to reunite with my fellow Heisman winners and be a part of the storied legacy of the Heisman Trophy, and I’m honored to return to the Heisman family. I also look forward to working together with the Heisman Trust to advance the values and mission of the organization.”

He wasn’t the only one thrilled about the decision from the Heisman Trust, though.

Fans were so happy for Reggie Bush

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Jim Harbaugh got a new tattoo to commemorate the undefeated Michigan season

Jim Harbaugh got some new ink.

New Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is taking a little bit of his final season at Michigan with him to California.

Indeed, Harbaugh recently got a tattoo to commemorate the Wolverines’ undefeated campaign that ended with a national title win that read “M 15-0.”

Honestly, this is a much, much better idea than those folks who get those championship tattoos before their team even starts playing that season.

Harbaugh did close his time in Ann Arbor on a high note, so you might as well remember that with a display like this. Maybe he’ll get one to match it with the Chargers one of these days?

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Deion Sanders wants Travis Hunter and Shedeur to leverage their future NFL Draft destinations just like Eli Manning

Deion Sanders knows exactly where he wants Travis Hunter and son Shedeur to play.

Deion Sanders is putting the NFL on notice. He has an idea of where he wants Travis Hunter and son Shedeur Sanders to be drafted in 2025, and if the wrong teams take them, “it’s going to be an Eli,” he said.

Sanders was a guest on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast when he predicted Sanders and Hunter would both be top-four overall draft picks, with one going No. 1. But he cautioned about the possibility of that changing based on the teams picking. He has destinations in mind for them and his other son, Shiloh.

“I know where I want them to go. So, it’s certain cities that it ain’t going to happen,” Sanders said before referencing Eli Manning, who famously requested a trade from the San Diego Chargers to the New York Giants after being drafted first overall in 2004.

On first listen, Sanders’ comment reeks of an entitlement those players haven’t earned yet. They were certainly standouts at Colorado last season, but better players have come and gone without being able to leverage their way to an ideal draft destination.

However, just because players haven’t been able to leverage where they go as much in the past doesn’t mean it shouldn’t and won’t happen more in the future. We’ve been conditioned to accept the draft as a legitimate process to determine where people get to work, but the more power college players gain through NIL and brand deals, the more we could see the tide shift. There isn’t a more ideal situation to help push that change than having one of the NFL’s greatest players with a star quarterback as a son and a two-way defensive back as his star pupil.

Manning knows all about that and appeared to approve the message, with a tweet saying “I love me some Deion.”

All of this falls apart if Shedeur and Hunter don’t put up good enough film in 2024. But if they do their part, this will be something to monitor going into next year.

Over 10,000 players have opted in to be included in EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game

I guess the debate about this is over.

There’s been debate over the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game — particularly on whether athletes should allow EA to use their name, image and likeness.

The company began getting athlete approval at the end of February. EA offered the student-athletes a one-time payment of $600 and a free copy of the game in exchange for their likeness.

That’s where the debate came in. People questioned whether that was enough. A one-time payment isn’t very much considering that this game will use the players’ likenesses in perpetuity — at least for this iteration.

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Others thought it was a fair deal. And at least 10,000 players fall into this camp, too.

Front Office Sports reports that over 10,000 players have opted in for the game, putting EA Sports 87 percent of the way to its 11,000-player goal.

It seems most players just want to be in the video game. It’s hard to fault them for that — it’s pretty cool. There is validity to the argument that these players aren’t getting enough for their likeness here.

 

Regardless, it seems, the game has the players it needs. Things are moving forward.

2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule

2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule The schedule is out! Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Get ready for some football! The Mountain West released its football schedule for this fall, without TV schedules so there could be changes. The league …

2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule

The schedule is out!

Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire

Get ready for some football!

The Mountain West released its football schedule for this fall, without TV schedules so there could be changes.

The league includes Washington State and Oregon State which are quasi-members of the Mountain West.

Those two schools will play seven games against the Mountain West but they are not eligible to win the conference title.

Television assignments for Fox and CBS will be released at a later date.

Saturday, Aug. 24

Delaware State at Hawai‘i
SMU at Nevada
Montana State at New Mexico

Thursday, Aug. 29

Sacramento State at San José State

Saturday, Aug. 31

Merrimack at Air Force
Boise State at Georgia Southern
Colorado State at Texas
Fresno State at Michigan
UCLA at Hawai‘i
Nevada at Troy
New Mexico at Arizona
Texas A&M Commerce at San Diego State
UNLV at Houston
Robert Morris at Utah State
Wyoming at Arizona State
Idaho State at Oregon State
Portland State at Washington State

Saturday, September 7

San José State at Air Force
Boise State at Oregon
Northern Colorado at Colorado State
Sacramento State at Fresno State
Georgia Southern at Nevada
Oregon State at San Diego State
Utah Tech at UNLV
Utah State at USC
Idaho at Wyoming
Texas Tech at Washington State

Saturday, September 14

Air Force at Baylor
Colorado at Colorado State
New Mexico State at Fresno State
Hawai‘i at Sam Houston
Nevada at Minnesota
New Mexico at Auburn
San Diego State at California
Kennesaw State at San José State
UNLV vs. KansasUtah at Utah State
BYU at Wyoming
Oregon at Oregon State
Washington State vs. Washington

Saturday, September 21

Portland State at Boise State
UTEP at Colorado State
Fresno State at New Mexico
Northern Iowa at Hawai‘i
Eastern Washington at Nevada
San José State at Washington State
Utah State at Temple
Wyoming at North Texas
Purdue at Oregon State

Saturday, September 28

Air Force at Wyoming
Washington State at Boise State
Fresno State at UNLV
New Mexico at New Mexico State
San Diego State at Central Michigan

Saturday, October 5

Navy at Air Force
Utah State at Boise State
Colorado State at Oregon State
Hawai‘i at San Diego State
Nevada at San José State
Syracuse at UNLV

Saturday, October 12

Air Force at New Mexico
Boise State at Hawai‘i
San José State at Colorado State
Washington State at Fresno State
Oregon State at Nevada
San Diego State at Wyoming
UNLV at Utah State

Saturday, October 19

Colorado State at Air Force
Fresno State at Nevada
Hawai‘i at Washington State
New Mexico at Utah State
Wyoming at San José State
UNLV at Oregon State

Saturday, October 26

Boise State at UNLV
New Mexico at Colorado State
San José State at Fresno State
Nevada at Hawai‘i
Washington State at San Diego State
Utah State at Wyoming
Oregon State at California

Saturday, November 2

Air Force at Army
San Diego State at Boise State
Colorado State at Nevada
Hawai‘i at Fresno State
Wyoming at New Mexico

Saturday, November 9

Fresno State at Air Force
Nevada at Boise State
UNLV at Hawai‘i
New Mexico at San Diego State
San José State at Oregon State
Utah State at Washington State

Saturday, November 16

Oregon State at Air Force
Boise State at San José State
Wyoming at Colorado State
Hawai‘i at Utah State
Washington State at New Mexico
San Diego State at UNLV

Saturday, November 23

Air Force at Nevada
Boise State at Wyoming
Colorado State at Fresno State
San Diego State at Utah State
UNLV at San José State
Washington State at Oregon State

Saturday, November 30

Air Force at San Diego State
Oregon State at Boise State
Utah State at Colorado State
Fresno State at UCLA
New Mexico at Hawai‘i
Nevada at UNLV
Stanford at San José State
Wyoming at Washington State

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College football coaching carousel: Tracking the 2023-24 openings, including Georgia State

After Nick Saban’s retirement, five additional FBS programs got new head coaches.

The college football coaching carousel didn’t wait for the regular season to end before springing into motion. By mid-November, jobs in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Mountain West had opened up. The day after the regular season ended, three FBS jobs had been filled while eight remained open.

More openings followed as dominoes – like Mike Elko leaving Duke for Texas A&M – continued to fall.

The 2023 season began with one job already open after Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald over the summer amid a hazing scandal. Then, a few weeks into the season, Michigan State fired Mel Tucker for inappropriate conduct.

By mid-December, it seemed like the carousel had stopped spinning. And then, just days after the National Championship, it restarted in a big way.

And then the cycle kept going as Jim Harbaugh and Jeff Hafley moved on to the NFL.

As more coaches get fired, retire or leave for other jobs – while others will remain on the hot seat heading into next season – we’ll be tracking them here as college football’s silly season progresses.

Updated: Feb. 15

Who is DeShaun Foster, the former UCLA running back just hired as the head coach of the Bruins?

DeShaun Foster played seven years in the NFL and is a longtime assistant coach.

After former head coach Chip Kelly left UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, the Bruins have already found his replacement.

The athletic department has hired DeShaun Foster, a former UCLA running back who attended the university between 1998 and 2001. He was selected in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft and played in the pros until 2008.

Here is more from UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond:

“While undergoing a comprehensive search for our new head coach, DeShaun resonated from the start and throughout the whole process,” said Jarmond. “We are looking for a coach with integrity, energy and passion; someone who is a great teacher, who develops young men, is a great recruiter and fully embraces the NIL landscape to help our student-athletes. DeShaun checks all of those boxes and then some. He is a leader of men and a true Bruin. I am excited to partner with him as we usher UCLA Football into an exciting new era.”

After playing for the Carolina Panthers and briefly the San Francisco 49ers, Foster eventually found his way into coaching. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at UCLA in 2013 and he then became a graduate assistant the following year. He served as the director of player development and high school relations in 2015.

Foster briefly left UCLA for Texas Tech (where he was the running backs coach in 2016) before he was offered the same position with the Bruins a year later in 2017.

He remained with the program (becoming associate head coach of the team under Kelly last season) until he briefly accepted a position as running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Even though the former UCLA star had just left the school for the NFL, we recently mentioned Foster as a potential candidate to replace Kelly. He was able to separate himself from a pool of 11 other candidates, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Foster was the “overwhelming choice of the current players” as the top pick to replace Kelly, according to Thamel.

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The 49ers seemingly borrowed that Jauan Jennings Super Bowl trick play from his days at Tennessee

Talk about a … throwback! 

The San Francisco 49ers scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl 58 on a nifty trick play that featured wide receiver Jauan Jennings throwing a pass to running back Christian McCaffrey for the score.

However, it sure looked like 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took some inspiration from Jennings’ days at Tennessee.

The SEC’s Twitter (X) account shared an old play from Jennings’ days as a Tennessee Volunteer in which he nailed a very similar version of that play for a touchdown to quarterback Josh Dobbs. Talk about a … throwback!

San Francisco fans will remember this play for a long time regardless of the outcome, and it certainly looks like the 49ers owe a little bit to Tennessee for the idea.

Check out how these plays mirror each other below.

Shanahan is one of the game’s brightest minds, and it’s really neat that he was able to pull this play from Jennings’ past and run a really similar version of it to success during a Super Bowl.

It was the only touchdown for either team in the Super Bowl’s first half, making this an even cooler moment to look back on.

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5 things to know about Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes when he played for Texas Tech

Here are some fun facts about Patrick Mahomes while he played college football.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the most notable athletes in any sport, thanks in large part to his sustained excellence on the field.

As his Chiefs prepare to play in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons and try to win a third Lombardi in that span, let’s look back on the prolific quarterback’s college days at Texas Tech.

Before he was a superstar quarterback, Mahomes was a budding talent down in Lubbock, Texas, who was working his way to being a starting NFL signal caller and also played baseball for a brief time.

Let’s take a look at a few interesting facts about Mahomes’ time at the college level.

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5 things to know about 49ers QB Brock Purdy when he played at Iowa State

Here are some fun facts about Brock Purdy while he played college football.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been one of the latest sensations in professional football.

After taking over as San Francisco’s starter well into the 2022 season, Purdy won plenty of games for the 49ers and now led the team to Super Bowl 58 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

However, it wasn’t long ago that Purdy was playing college football for the Iowa State Cyclones. He spent four years etching a legacy as one of the school’s best-ever quarterbacks.

Let’s look back on Purdy’s college days, which gave Iowa State one of the programs’ best runs in its history.